This option can be used to set a separate mode for useradd(8) and
newusers(8) to create the home directories with.
If this option is not set, the current behavior of using UMASK
or the default umask is preserved.
There are many distributions that set UMASK to 077 by default just
to create home directories not readable by others and use things like
/etc/profile, bashrc or sudo configuration files to set a less
restrictive
umask. This has always resulted in bug reports because it is hard
to follow as users tend to change files like bashrc and are not about
setting the umask to counteract the umask set in /etc/login.defs.
A recent change in sudo has also resulted in many bug reports about
this. sudo now tries to respect the umask set by pam modules and on
systems where pam does not set a umask, the login.defs UMASK value is
used.
This option can be used to set a separate mode for useradd(8) and
newusers(8) to create the home directories with.
If this option is not set, the current behavior of using UMASK
or the default umask is preserved.
There are many distributions that set UMASK to 077 by default just
to create home directories not readable by others and use things like
/etc/profile, bashrc or sudo configuration files to set a less
restrictive
umask. This has always resulted in bug reports because it is hard
to follow as users tend to change files like bashrc and are not about
setting the umask to counteract the umask set in /etc/login.defs.
A recent change in sudo has also resulted in many bug reports about
this. sudo now tries to respect the umask set by pam modules and on
systems where pam does not set a umask, the login.defs UMASK value is
used.
As the large uids are usually provided by remote user identity and
authentication service, which also provide user login tracking,
there is no need to create a huge sparse file for them on every local
machine.
fixup! login.defs: Add LASTLOG_UID_MAX variable to limit lastlog to small uids.
man/pwconv.8.xml, man/useradd.8.xml, man/userdel.8.xml,
man/usermod.8.xml, man/vipw.8.xml: Document the usage of the
TCB_AUTH_GROUP, TCB_SYMLINKS, and USE_TCB configuration
parameters.
* man/pwconv.8.xml, man/pwck.8.xml: Document the behavior when
USE_TCB is enabled.
* NEWS: Add support for TCB.
* lib/tcbfuncs.h, lib/tcbfuncs.c, lib/Makefile.am: New library to
support TCB.
* lib/prototypes, libmisc/copydir.c (remove_tree): Add boolean
parameter remove_root.
* configure.in: Add conditional WITH_TCB.
* src/userdel.c, src/usermod.c: Add support for TCB. Update call to
remove_tree().
* src/pwconv.c, src/pwunconv.c: Should not be used with TCB enabled.
* src/vipw.c: Add support for TCB. Update call to remove_tree().
* src/useradd.c: Add support for TCB. Open the shadow file outside
of open_files().
* src/chage.c: Add support for TCB.
* src/Makefile.am: Install passwd sgid shadow when TCB is enabled.
* lib/getdefs.c, man/vipw.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml,
man/login.defs/TCB_AUTH_GROUP.xml, man/login.defs/USE_TCB.xml,
man/login.defs/TCB_SYMLINKS.xml, man/generate_mans.mak,
man/generate_mans.deps, man/Makefile.am: New configuration
parameters: TCB_AUTH_GROUP, TCB_SYMLINKS, USE_TCB.
* lib/shadowio.c, lib/commonio.c: Add support for TCB.
as newgrp.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: vipw does not use any variable.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: In PAM enabled configurations, login still
uses some login.defs variables.
Document new variables.
* man/newusers.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml,
man/login.defs.d/GID_MAX.xml, man/login.defs.d/UID_MAX.xml:
newusers uses now the GID_MAX, GID_MIN, UID_MAX, UID_MIN,
SYS_GID_MAX, SYS_GID_MIN, SYS_UID_MAX, and SYS_UID_MIN variables.
* man/groupadd.8.xml, man/login.defs.5.xml: groupadd uses now the
SYS_GID_MAX, and SYS_GID_MIN variables.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: useradd uses now the SYS_GID_MAX,
SYS_GID_MIN, SYS_UID_MAX, and SYS_UID_MIN variables.
* man/chpasswd.8.xml, man/chgpasswd.8.xml: Document the NONE crypt
method.
* man/login.defs.d/MAIL_DIR.xml: Add comment regarding useradd not
using MAIL_FILE.
* man/login.defs.d/ERASECHAR.xml, man/login.defs.d/KILLCHAR.xml,
man/login.defs.d/CONSOLE_GROUPS.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml,
man/login.defs.d/ENV_PATH.xml, man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml:
These variables are also used by some tools when compiled with PAM
support.
* man/login.defs.d/ENV_HZ.xml: Add note that it is only used by
sulogin when compiled with PAM support.
* man/login.defs.d/ENV_SUPATH.xml: Typos: ENV_PATH -> ENV_SUPATH,
and mention sbin in the path.
* man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_STRING.xml: Fix typo: confition ->
condition.
* man/sg.1.xml: Add CONFIGURATION section (SYSLOG_SG_ENAB).
* man/su.1.xml: ENV_HZ, LOGIN_STRING, MAIL_DIR, USERGROUPS_ENAB
are only used when su is compiled without PAM support.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Added variables: OBSCURE_CHECKS_ENAB
PASS_ALWAYS_WARN PASS_CHANGE_TRIES SULOG_FILE SU_NAME
SU_WHEEL_ONLY SYSLOG_SG_ENAB SYSLOG_SU_ENAB.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: ENVIRON_FILE is only used when compiled
without PAM support.
* man/login.defs.5.xml: sulogin uses variables even when compiled
with PAM support.
* man/login.1.xml: ENV_HZ ENV_PATH ENV_SUPATH MAIL_DIR UMASK are
only used when login is not compiled with PAM support.
users. (was sometimes <emphasis remap='I'>)
* Use <option> vor the variable names. This
makes the manpage much more readable.
* (ENCRYPT_METHOD, MD5_CRYPT_ENAB,
SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS, SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS): Mention that command
line option may supersede the system setting.
* Document the variables used by chpasswd
and chgpasswd.
variable: MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP. Used for the split groups support.
* lib/commonio.c, lib/commonio.h: Add an open_hook and close_hook
operation. They are called after the database is actually opened
and parse, or before it is closed.
* lib/groupio.c: Add an open_hook to merge split groups, and an
close group to split groups if MAX_MEMBERS_PER_GROUP is set.
This fixes gpasswd and chgpasswd when split groups are used.
* lib/sgroupio.c, lib/shadowio.c, lib/pwio.c: No open or close
hooks for these databases. (unsure about what should be the gshadow
behavior for split groups)
encryption algorithm is chosen for the passwords. Document the new
-c and -s options. Add a reference to login.defs(5).
* man/login.defs.5.xml: Document the ENCRYPT_METHOD,
MD5_CRYPT_ENAB, SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS, and SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS
variables.
* etc/login.defs: Indicate that MD5_CRYPT_ENAB is deprecated.
Document the relationship with PAM for MD5_CRYPT_ENAB and
ENCRYPT_METHOD.
